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^ Thursd; j ~^ex: Section B rts 2B; Classified 4B; Opinion 7B lay, March 1.2001 nan Sports THE BATTALION Page IB 1 ^ reseiil •'tiniony.evi g the death] secutors.tio™ 110 change it] ■ v requires? hject to evi„ sc the issue» 0 °hjectioai3 0| iy. saidstw Matthew Pailj - up tome,? the testii ace shouldt t trial in an) tee to object" he testimony Saldano’s as Saidano’i •id. proved rosecutors "t got IteMBW ROBIN GRAHAM/I ill Battalion ision,”he ;M sophomore post Lynn Classen wrestles a rebound from two osas defenders during the Aggies' 75-62 loss to the Jayhawks. however,.'/ Kansas hands Ags 10th straight loss A&M squad moves to Big 12 tournament after 75-62 defeat by Jayhawks Bv Brian Ruff The Battalion The Texas A&M women’s bas ketball team can put a dismal sec ond half of the season behind it now and look forward to a fresh start in the Big 12 tournament. The Aggies (12-15, 2-14 in Big 12) closed out the regular season with a 75-62 loss to the Kansas Jayhawks at Reed Arena on Wednesday night. The Aggies have now lost 10 straight conference games and 12 out of their last 13 matchups. The 10 straight losses ties an A&M record that was set by the A&M squad during the 1998-99 season. The Jayhawks worked well inside, scoring 22 points in the paint in the first half, and chipping in another 22 from the lane in the second frame. “We tried to force them into a half-court game,” said Kansas women’s basketball coach Marian Washington. “I thought our team did a good job of that tonight.” The Jayhawks were led by junior center Nikki White, who had 20 points coming off the bench. Twen ty-five of Kansas’ points came from bench players. “Anytime our bench is able t<A contribute, it really helps us,” Wash ington said. “We rely so much on Jennifer [Jackson] and Jaclyn [Jack- son] so much and when they are not playing well, we really struggle.” Senior forward Brooke Reves also; added 18 points and nine rebounds. A&M senior forward Jaynetta Saunders, the Big 12’s second lead- ing scorer, had 21 points in her fi nal game at Reed Arena. “They ran some different de fenses, and we Weren’t capitalizing and running the offense like we were supposed to,” Saunders said. “We really weren’t getting the shots we wanted.” The Aggies closed the Jayhawk lead, which was built as high as 16 points in the first half, to only sev en points with only two minutes to play. A&M was unable to get any closer to the Jayhawks, who shot an amazing 57.9 percent from the floor to put the Aggies away. « . / told them it is not too late. The season is not over yet.” — Peggie Gillom A&M women's basketball coach The Aggies outrebounded the Jayhawks 20-9 on the offensive side, something the A&M squad has been struggling with all season. “We went to the offensive boards,” said A&M women’s bas ketball coach Peggie Gillom. “That is something we haven’t done all year. We just missed a lot of shots. Kansas came out and shot the ball very well.” Three seniors on the A&M squad were honored before Wednesday night’s game. Saunders, guard Brandy Jones, and post Margaret Eaton all made their final trip to the floor of Reed Arena. Jones also added 10 points in her final game as an Aggie. “I told them (the seniors) it is not too late,” Gillom said. “The season is not over yet. My heart goes out to them and I would have liked them to go out with a victory.” With the loss, the Aggies will draw the 12th seed in the Big 12 tourna ment that begins March 6 in Kansas City. A&M will take on the Missouri Tigers, who beat the Aggies Jan. 10 by a score of 69-61. Tip off against the Tigers is set for 2:20 p.m. Lggies use early lead to pound Cougars, 6-1 ■■timony ®. violation lit rial error. Uowed toper no punisfe 1 ?r said, y the ladyoifi' 1 Brown ,ldge Toni \^mittalion ted in favc The only thing colder than the iring for & idler Wednesday night was the ■e.sayinpskiversity of Houston women’s ten- , also udeam, which the Aggies defeated to makesui»se, 6-1. e the US The matches were scheduled to be nyn'sSolic; yed at the Varsity Tennis Center, an. replied wfere moved to the Bryan Indoor s office has arts because of rain, is the stateV For the eighth time in a row, the Ag- : SupremeGs (8-1, 1-1 in Big 12) took the early »f Criminal d by winning two of three doubles ■ case undettches. The tandem of junior Leah lera newsden and senior Eva Marcial had no la no or issue.ible at all, blazing past Jen Baccarani ireviousdee l Anne Marie Rapp, 8-0. The duo of juniors Martina Ne- dorostova and Majorie Terburgh fol lowed that up with an overpowering 8-3 victory over the Cougars’ Sarah Flood and Karine Urbin. “We were really pumped up,” Ter burgh said. “We came out here and took care of business. We are playing really well.” The lone doubles loss of the evening came when the 1 Ith-ranked team of freshman Jessica Roland and sophomore Ashley Hedberg dropped an 8-4 decision. A&M took a 2-0 lead when UH de faulted at No. 6 singles after an injury to Urbin. The first singles win for the Aggies came at No. 2. Roland rebounded from her earlier loss in doubles with some very steady play, winning in straight sets, 6-2, 6-2. Roland’s win put the score at 3-0. The Cougars posted their lone point of the night at No. 1. Sarah Bor- well used a strong serve and pinpoint accuracy to glide past A&M sopho more Olivia Karlikova, 6-4, 6-2. Just seven minutes later, Terburgh clinched the team victory at No. 3. Terburgh, who was battling a sore throat, turned in an inspired perfor mance and won a back-and-forth con test, 7-5, 6-4. The win, Terburgh’s fourth in a row, gives her a 7-1 record in singles play. Killen, playing at No. 5, ended her two-match losing streak by winning in two sets, 6-2, 6-2. Killen lost the first two games in both sets before catch ing fire and running off wins in six straight games. Nedorostova continued her strong play, riding an early lead to a 6-2, 7- 6(5) win. “We felt like we should win the match,” said A&M women’s tennis coach Bobby Kleinecke. “We just had to stay out and make them hit enough balls, which was what our game plan was. We did what we had to do to win the matches.” The Aggies, who moved up to No. 25 in the latest WingspanBank.com polls, will take a week off before tak ing on the No. 7 Vanderbilt Com modores on Wednesday. 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